Hugo spritz Eton mess

Name: Hugo spritz Eton mess
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 600 g strawberries; 75 ml Prosecco; 2 sprigs mint; 1 unwaxed lime, zest; 4 tbsp caster sugar

Soft, pillowy whipped cream, crunchy meringues and sweet, juicy strawberries with added crème fraîche and added colour from pink meringue shells. Will Torrent took inspiration from a Hugo spritz cocktail, incorporating Prosecco, elderflower, mint and lime flavours to really enhance this classic dessert.

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Vegetarian

Serves8
CourseDessert
Prepare15 mins
Cook10 mins
Total time25 mins

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For the compote

600g strawberries
75ml Prosecco
2 sprigs mint
1 unwaxed lime, zest
4 tbsp caster sugar

For the cream

400ml double cream
200ml tub No.1 French Crème Fraîche
3 tbsp p No.1 Elderflower Cordial, to taste
2 tbsp icing sugar
9 strawberry flavour meringue shells

To serve

1 unwaxed lime, zest
Few small mint leaves

Hull and roughly chop 250g strawberries. Put them into a small saucepan and warm gently over a low heat with the Prosecco, mint, lime zest and caster sugar. Cook for 10 minutes until the fruit is soft, to make a compote.
Hull and quarter 250g strawberries and put into a bowl. Pour the compote over the strawberries, then set aside to allow the mint to infuse and the mixture to cool completely. Remove the mint.
In a large mixing bowl, combine the cream, crème fraîche, cordial and icing sugar. Whisk with an electric handheld mixer until it starts to thicken, but don’t take it as far as soft peaks. Stir through the compote with a spatula. Crumble in 6 meringue shells and stir together.
I serve this as a sharing bowl, but you could spoon equal amounts of meringue cream into 8 smaller glasses or bowls. Either way, top with the remaining strawberries, hulled and quartered. Crumble over the remaining meringues, then serve immediately, with a scattering of lime zest and mint leaves on top.

Cook’s tip

British strawberries are the best in the world, and adding a touch of citrus is a lovely way to bring out their flavour. A squeeze of lemon will make them shine, but lime really makes them sing.

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